Edith Hazel is a Ghanaian politician and diplomat who served as the Member of Parliament for the Evalue Gwira constituency in the Western Region of Ghana from 2001 to 2005.[1][2]
Hon. Edith Hazel | |
|---|---|
| Member of parliament for Evalue Gwira constituency | |
| In office 7 January 2001 – 6 January 2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | National Democratic congress |
| Occupation | Politician |
Early life and education
editHazel attended the University of Ghana.[2] Until she was appointed as a Ghanaian ambassador to Denmark and Finland[3] in July 2014, she held the position of deputy head of Ghana's mission in Washington, D.C., U.S.[2]
Politics
editHazel was elected as the member of parliament for the Evalue Gwira constituency in the Western Region of Ghana in the 2000 Ghanaian general elections. She therefore was as a member of the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic with 6,598 votes with its equivalence of 42.80% on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.
She won the seat in 2004 to Kojo Armah.[4][5][6] She was elected over Kojo Armah of the Convention Peoples Party, Sagary Nokoe of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Kwabena Erskine of the National Reform Party.[7] These obtained votes 5,994, 2,702 and 115 votes respectively of the total valid votes cast.[7] These were equivalent to 38.90% , 17.50% and 0.70% respectively of the total valid votes cast.[7]
Hazel was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.(NDC)[2] The National Democratic Congress won a total of 9 parliamentary seats out of 19 seats in the Western Region in that elections.[8] In all, the party won a minority total of 89 parliamentary representation out of 200seats in the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Ghana MPs - List of 2013 - 2017 (6th Parliament) MPs". Ghana MPs. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ a b c d "Former Ghana Ambassador Meets LDS Leaders". news -Ghana Church of Jesus Christ. 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ Minister calls for closer ties with Finland
- ^ "Edith Hazel | C-SPAN.org". c-span. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Parliament - Western Region Election 2000 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ GHDiaspora (2017-02-03). "NDC Finland bids farewell to Ghana Ambassador to Denmark". GH Diaspora. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ a b c FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000 Results - Evalue Ajomoro Gwira Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- ^ a b FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-09-02.